The Brain That Changes Itself post #2

Mr. Norman Doidge, is a talented writer. He captured my interest from the first page. Not the preface though, that was boring but the legit first page. The opening paragraph said "Cheryl Schiltz feels like she's perpetually falling. And because she feels like she's falling, she falls." Then went on to describe how Cheryl came to feel like she was perpetually falling and what the human brain had to do with it. It was all very interesting, who knew a person could feel like the were forever falling? That's astounding and terrifying. However due to new studies in brain plasticity problem with the Vestibular Apparatus can be fix. The vestibular Apparatus is the sensory organ for the human balance system. Apparently balance is one of the human senses like sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste.
Doidge held my interest with such stories. Most made me want to cry, people go through very strange and terrible things that exist without our knowing. For example the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Autism alone vary immensely. Though therapy and practice can lessen affects felt those with the disorders. The human brain, unknown till this century has the ability to reorganize itself and can repair massive defects and damage. And Doidge explains this quite well, with lots a medical lingo. No harm done though, he uses the lingo in a way a layman can sort of get it. It's brilliantly done and I applaud him. Non-fiction is hard to read, especially non fiction you feel smart while reading unlike Bill Bryson's nonfiction works. That when I read, I feel like I want to be smart and am not. Ew.